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Recent Examples of boxy
The boxy cut of Gomez’s mini is more timeless, a bit of a callback to the ’60s—which reminds me, isn’t Gomez supposed to star as Linda Rondstadt in a biopic?
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The relaxed sleeves and overall boxy style emulate the feeling of being swaddled by clouds, and the half-zip sweater’s quiet-luxury ivory color works great with dark, formal pants or indigo-wash jeans.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
The silhouette is less rounded than its predecessor with a vertical nose, relatively boxy profile, chunky D-pillar and wide, upright rear opening.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Just past the towering front door is a small gym outfitted with a compact, boxy, analog TV, a retro stationary bike, and a hefty silver boombox.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The relaxed sleeves and overall boxy style emulate the feeling of being swaddled by clouds, and the half-zip sweater’s quiet-luxury ivory color works great with dark, formal pants or indigo-wash jeans.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
The silhouette is less rounded than its predecessor with a vertical nose, relatively boxy profile, chunky D-pillar and wide, upright rear opening.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Just past the towering front door is a small gym outfitted with a compact, boxy, analog TV, a retro stationary bike, and a hefty silver boombox.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
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Brightly colored blocky floats bob down the lazy river which weaves through arch ways that look like they have been made from giant Lego bricks.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the site rise the blocky tops of many-coloured containers, the odd crane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For Ethiopia the unveiling of the 74-billion cubic meter dam, which has been 14 years in the making and cost $5 billion, was the culmination of a dream and proved the East African nation the winner in a bitter diplomatic battle over its construction.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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The PoS-2 will deliver 50 billion cubic meters of gas annually from Western Siberia to northern China via Mongolia.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Feb. 2023
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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